Tuesday 28 May 2013

Your brain could be your new password


Credit: Wiki Commons/ Dvice

Really?  Could be some resistance to the headwear.

http://www.dvice.com/2013-4-16/your-brain-could-be-your-new-password / security gatekeeper gate keeper remembering remember forget forgotten multiple passwords technology software solutions lock out data records information university California UC Berkeley School of Information brainwave signals performing set repeatable tasks subjects students thoughts preferences favorite songs brainwaves  Bluetooth headset records Electroencephalographic EEG activity software analyze activity scientists discovered system accurately match brain signals 99% accurate Professor John Chuang study accurately authenticate users unique thoughts individual brain wave patterns identify /

Reversing Alzheimer's

A new drug has been shown to halt & reverse the effects of Alzheimer's in mice.  Not time to start celebrating just yet, but this looks like real progress.

http://www.gizmag.com/tspo-ligands-alzheimers-mice/27618/ / cure disease research conducted University of Southern California drug drugs TSPO translocator protein ligands scientists successful successfully halted reversed effects male genetically engineered to develop progress tested elderly steroid hormones animals testing existing testosterone levels kept low before beginning treatment aging castration castrated level treatment treatments improvements pathology improvements memory behavior /

Keyprop™: Simplest stand + clap-to-snap app by Integral Design (video)


Credit: Integral Design/ Kickstarter

It fits on your keyring!  It fits in your headphone jack!  It fits in your Lightning dock!  It props up your smartphone for comfortable viewing or taking photographs!  It comes with a free self timer app!  It's a Kickstarter project!

It's Keyprop!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alisonw/keyprop-simple-smartphone-stand-self-timer-app / viewing angle tripod bulb timer photograph selftimer photograph photography /